The Florida Keys Marathon Airport (IATA: MTH, ICAO: KMTH, FAA LID: MTH) is a public airport located three miles (4.8 km) east of Marathon, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The airport covers 190 acres and has one runway. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... Marathon is a city on Marathon Key and Boot Key, islands in the Florida Keys, located in Monroe County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... FAA may refer to: Federal Aviation Administration in the United States Fleet Air Arm in the UK Royal Navy Fuerza Aérea Argentina in Argentina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Marathon is a city on Marathon Key and Boot Key, islands in the Florida Keys, located in Monroe County, Florida. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Commercial History

Marathon Airport was served by American Eagle until 2000. In mid-2006, Delta announced planned non-stop service to Marathon via its regional subsidiary ASA. Shortly after the Delta announcement, Continental announced that it would begin services to Marathon via its Florida subsidiary Gulfstream International. In July 2006, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) notified airport officials at Marathon Airport that due to a shortage of personnel, the TSA would not be able to staff Marathon Airport with federal security screeners; instead, passengers would have to enplane and deplane the aircraft at the general aviation ramp area located on the opposite end of the runway instead of at the airport's passenger terminal. Both Continental and Delta have since stated that enplaning and deplaning aircraft in this area is inconvenient to both passengers and airline staff, as it will cause lengthy delays in boarding due to all passengers having to be screened as they enter the aircraft rather than before reaching the gate. Connecting passengers will also have to be rescreened at the intermediate destination before boarding their connecting aircraft, causing further inconveniences in passenger connections; both airlines stated that if the airport cannot resolve the TSA issue before their announced service start days, they will withdraw their previously announced scheduled service offers.^[1] American Eagle Airlines is an airline based in Fort Worth, Texas. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Delta Air Lines, Inc. ... Regional Airlines redirects here. ... Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is an American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 150 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. ... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is a US certificated air carrier. ... Gulfstream International Airlines is a carrier operating under the name Continental Connection for Continental Airlines. ... TSA emblem The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a U.S. government agency that was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. ...

However on December 1, 2006, the TSA bowed to the effective lobbying efforts of local government, congressional and business officials when it announced that screeners would be provided at the airport no later than February 15, 2007, even if it meant using a contractor [1][2]. As a result of the TSA decision, Delta subsidiary ASA began daily scheduled service on February 15, 2007. In late spring of 2007, Delta began using Freedom Airlines and ended its ASA service. The reason for this switch was because the ERJ-145s have better short field performance and the runway at Marathon Airport is 5000 feet. When ASA serviced the airport it used special 40 seat CRJ-100s because the 50 seat versions would be dangerous to take off in due to weight. Delta Air Lines, Inc. ... Asa may refer to: Asa (name), given name Asa Shigure, character in the Shuffle! media franchise Asa Rāga, Indian format of musical rules Asa, god of the Kamba ethnic group, Kenya Ása, genitive of Æsir, the predominant group among the Norse gods Adaptive Security Appliance, made by Cisco Systems... Freedom Airlines (IATA: F8, ICAO: FRL, and Callsign: Freedom Air) is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number FDKA087K issued on April 1, 2002. ...

In mid summer of 2007, Delta announced it would end service to Marathon Airport due to low demand.

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there is no commerical service to Marathon Airport.

Charter Flights

• SeaCoast Airlines

SeaCoast Airlines is an airline headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, which began aircraft charter service on July 4, 2002 to Key West and Marathon from St. ...

Possible Future Scheduled Flights

• Chalk's International Airlines (Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach)
• Continental Airlines
  • Continental Connection operated by Gulfstream International (Fort Lauderdale, Tampa) start date tentative

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References

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
• Florida Keys Marathon Airport (page at Monroe County tourism site)
• Notes:

1. ^ Marathon won't get screeners from TSA. MiamiHerald.com (2006-08-09). Retrieved on 2006-08-17.

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External links

• Florida Keys Marathon Airport: Frequently Asked Questions
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KMTH
  • ASN accident history for MTH
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMTH